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Welcome back to the new New York Magazine Competition. The best of last week's submissions, including the winner, appear below this week's call for entries.

It's easy to play: On Monday mornings, we'll lay out a challenge and offer a few sample responses. Give it your best shot in the comments section, or on Twitter with the hashtag we've provided, and on Sunday the editors will select a winner. Criteria are highly subjective, but heavily retweeted and favorited posts will have an advantage. The prize is a year's subscription to New York in print or a two-year subscription to the iPad edition (winner's choice). Full rules are here.

COMPETITION NO. 7: CHRISTMAS CARDS OF THE STARS. Please submit a holiday message from a public figure. For example:

LET’S ALL GIVE THANKS THAT IT’S MOSTLY KINDA WORKING NOWfrom Kathleen Sebelius and the Department of Health and Human Services

MERRY KRISTMAS AND HAPPY KHANUKKAH! with kisses from the Kardashian family

HAPPY KWANZAA FROM MEGYN KELLY

Post your submission in the comments below, or on Twitter with the hashtag #celebrityxmascard.

RESULTS OF COMPETITION NO. 6: BANAL HAIKU, in which you were asked to compose a dreary poem in the classic five-seven-five form.

Popular themes: The banality of commenting, the banality of cubicle life, and the banality of cat ownership. The loss of the Sex Diaries (still? really?); lunch; the departing Dan Amira; and killing time at the office till vacation begins. Happy holidays/from the Daily Intel team./Now get back to work.

HONORABLE MENTION TO:

He sits on my desk Nodding and smiling all day Good ol’ Mr. Met. —SPROWT

Hey, how ya doin'.Yeah, same shit, different day. You gonna eat that?—DC10001

Five syllable words The holy grail of haikus Chemotherapy.—REGISMAYHEM